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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1074152" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>lightbulbOK <strong>Bruce</strong> and <strong>Buttermilk</strong>, thanks a lot. I think I'm beginning to understand where the my confusion lies. Because the bullets arc crosses the line of sight twice on its way to the target, elevating the sight makes it necessary to adjust the angle of the muzzle.</p><p>The actual bullet trajectory remains relatively constant but because, with elevated sights, the bullet's initial path is at a greater angle as it intersects the line of sight the trajectory (relative to line of sight) is said to change. I'm no engineer and it's been a long time since math class; I hope I've got all that right.</p><p>I'm comparing the geometry to what happens when we adjust the ladder sights on a military rifle. There are two "zero" points on the bullet's path; the first at the point where the bullet initially crosses the line of sight and the second where the bullet meets the target.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1074152, member: 50867"] lightbulbOK [B]Bruce[/B] and [B]Buttermilk[/B], thanks a lot. I think I'm beginning to understand where the my confusion lies. Because the bullets arc crosses the line of sight twice on its way to the target, elevating the sight makes it necessary to adjust the angle of the muzzle. The actual bullet trajectory remains relatively constant but because, with elevated sights, the bullet's initial path is at a greater angle as it intersects the line of sight the trajectory (relative to line of sight) is said to change. I'm no engineer and it's been a long time since math class; I hope I've got all that right. I'm comparing the geometry to what happens when we adjust the ladder sights on a military rifle. There are two "zero" points on the bullet's path; the first at the point where the bullet initially crosses the line of sight and the second where the bullet meets the target. [/QUOTE]
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